Knickerbocker Mfg. Co. x Hamid Holloman

Patchwork Chore Coat | Olive Drab | Large

Regular price
$295.00
Sale price
$150.00

Size

Large

Quantity

One of one.

A Muraqa'a is a patched garment worn by dervishes throughout the Near East and both Western and Northern Africa. Part practical, part symbolic, the Muraqa'a is above all a garment of humility. The patches are, at first, the outcome of the type of the simplicity that would rather repair an old garment than purchase a new one, eschewing the ostentation and egoic desperation of constant consumption. From these origins, the Muraqa'a became a symbolic garment, representing the goal of the seeker's journey to true humility. It is, in a sense, an outward support for an inward journey.

Fitra founder, Benyamin, at the age of 17, began his studies at the feet of these dervishes from both Senegal and Morocco. Now, more than 20 years later, we wanted to attempt to translate some tiny hint of the benefit of that experience into a garment that could be relevant to our American context.